Karen Dickson

Karen Diskin-Dickson is a co-author of the book Remarkably Resilient: Community Matters and is a former EMT/ER technician, and corporate recruiter. She is currently retired but is still a practicing Reiki Master in her local community. Karen has spent her lifetime helping others in various capacities and brings that energy and passion with her when speaking with others about their healing journeys. She brings a depth of personal lived experience with trauma, both from her childhood, and from her experiences as a volunteer EMT. Since 2019, Karen has been a presenter at various conferences centered around childhood abuse and mental health. Her passion is to help individuals heal and grow, and find the tools and techniques that foster positive changes in their lives and in the lives of those they love and encounter.
Karen is on the non-profit board of Remarkably Resilient, Inc. and she presents workshops with her sister, Kathleen Harnish McKune, with the goal of empowering individuals with the tools that help with their personal trauma recovery journeys. Karen is also a certified HOPE facilitator (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) from Tufts University.